HB1028 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the punishment for the assaultive offenses under certain circumstances; revises provisions governing the reporting of conduct by an inmate against a correctional officer, guard, jailer, or other full-time employee of a penal institution, local jail, or workhouse, that would constitute an assault. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

HB1028 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the punishment for the assaultive offenses under certain circumstances; revises provisions governing the reporting of conduct by an inmate against a correctional officer, guard, jailer, or other full-time employee of a penal institution, local jail, or workhouse, that would constitute an assault. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. · Informed CitizenryHB1028 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 39-17-101(a) to include 'insect' in the list of animals that are poisonous or dangerous. The bill is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2017.Open in Informed Citizenry